Placing unsuitable originals in the ADF can cause paper misfeeds or black lines, or result in damage to the originals.
Place the following types of originals on the exposure glass instead:
Stapled or clipped originals
Perforated or torn originals
Curled, folded, or creased originals
Pasted originals
Originals with adhesive tape, glue or paste stuck to them
Originals with any kind of coating, such as thermal paper, art paper, aluminum foil, carbon paper, or conductive paper
Originals with perforated lines
Originals with indexes, tags, or other projecting parts
Sticky originals such as translucent paper
Thin or highly flexible originals
Thick originals such as postcards
Bound originals such as books
Transparent originals such as OHP transparencies or translucent paper
The original might become dirty if it is written with a pencil or a similar tool.